Anyone Walking The Sureste In April/may 2017

[Sissel Zafira]

Hello
Anyone walking Camino Sureste spring 2017?

 

[MikeJS]

Yes! See my ‘Live on the Camino’ thread plan to leave Alicante on Sat 22 Apr.

 

[Sissel Zafira]

I am leaving Alicante 26 april

 

[MikeJS]

I am leaving Alicante 26 april

I plan to keep this site updated with my progress so you may find some useful info in my ‘live’ thread. Where are you planning to walk to on the first day? I try to keep to relatively short distances for the first week to get my body camino fit! My first nights stay is planned to be in Monte Forte del Cid which should be about 29km. I’m using a GPS track and hope to collect a guide from Asociación Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Alicante. I collated all the other info I could find in the Dropbox file in my ‘live’ thread - there is also a spreadsheet there for the Camino Sureste Facebook group (in Spanish) that gives lots of info. I will be using Facebook for updates as well.

 

[Sissel Zafira]

Hello
The first day I will walk to Monte Forte del Cid, the next day Elda, the 3 day Villena

 

[MikeJS]

I have not planned anything after the first day!

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

Uhm,

This may seem an odd question coming from me, but can anyone tell me where I can obtain the credential in advance? I got it from the Asociación by mail, two years ago, but I think soemone said recently that they didn't anser their e-mails anymore?

/BP

 

[mspath]

You can obtain yiur Credential by mail from Ivar, here on the Forum. See--
https://www.santiagodecompostela.me...passport-from-the-pilgrims-office-in-santiago

Buen camino!

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

Hello
The first day I will walk to Monte Forte del Cid, the next day Elda, the 3 day Villena

Hi,

Montforte del Cid is a large town so it has all the facilities you need, but... don't forget that Orito is a nice place to stop as well, only that it's smaller. It's quite peaceful. I didn't want to walk too long the 1st day so it was perfect!

Have a wonderful Camino!

BP

 

[MikeJS]

You can also get a Credential from Asociación Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Alicante.

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

You can also get a Credential from Asociación Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Alicante.

Thanks, but I prefer to have the credencial shipped over... I did contact them by e-mail though, but they haven't replied. I read somewhere already last year that they don't answer emails anymore? Or perhaps it was someone else.

/BP

 

[MikeJS]

I contacted the Asociación Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Alicante to ask about a guide book and they replied very promptly given that they are only open 2 or 3 days a week. I get my credencials from Ivar on this forum at - https://www.santiagodecompostela.me...passport-from-the-pilgrims-office-in-santiago

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

I contacted the Asociación Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Alicante to ask about a guide book and they replied very promptly given that they are only open 2 or 3 days a week. I get my credencials from Ivar on this forum at - https://www.santiagodecompostela.me...passport-from-the-pilgrims-office-in-santiago

Yes Mike,

I have decided to ask Ivar for help as well, it will be easier... The Asociación hasn't replied yet...

A lot of work at the moment, longing to get away to Alicante... I'll be there around 23 of June... Hope to hear about your adventures here on the Forum so I know what awaits me... I might change my routine of stages if you give me some advice about albergues, villages etc...

Byyyye!

BP

 

[MikeJS]

Hi BP - I will post daily here as long as I have wifi and time. When are you stating your hike?

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

Hi BP - I will post daily here as long as I have wifi and time. When are you stating your hike?

I bought my plane tickets just five minutes ago! I will arrive in Alicante on June 22 and start walking the next day! :OD

 

[MikeJS]

OK. I should start the day before. Im staying in Montforte del Cid the first night.
I plan to get the ‘new’ guide from Asociación Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Alicante but they are only open on thurs/fri. Where are you staying the first night as I may be able to get a copy of the guide for you (if you want one) and leave it at your hotel?

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

OK. I should start the day before. Im staying in Montforte del Cid the first night.
I plan to get the ‘new’ guide from Asociación Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Alicante but they are only open on thurs/fri. Where are you staying the first night as I may be able to get a copy of the guide for you (if you want one) and leave it at your hotel?

Oh I'm sorry,

I'm here because our starting point is Alicante and because I wanted to get hold of a credential... But I'm actually going to follow the Lana, not the Sureste. So I'll be on the Sureste only for the first few days. I need a guidebook for the Lana. But I think I'll manage with the sources that I've found on the Internet. Still kind of you to think of me. No, I haven't booked a place to stay in Alicante yet. If you want to stay at a place just a few minutes walking from the bus stop from the airport, and a few meters from the Basílica (starting Point of the Sureste), Pensión Versailles is a good option (about 35 euros). And for the first night, I don't know if I'll stay in Monforte or Orito. I'll be starting slow so I don't think I'll catch up with you before the route splits, in Villena...

But who knows!

/BP

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

OK. I should start the day before.

By the way, are you sure? You said you should start April 22 but I'll start June 23... :O)

BP

 

[MikeJS]

Ooops - bad reading! )))